mental escape
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
refuge · sanctuary · dissociation · getaway · drift · zoning · meditation · imagination · withdrawal · detachment · numbness · oblivion · trance · absorption · fiction · music · sleep · denial
psychological engagement with reality
mental escapereality check
Confrontation with actual circumstances
coming to terms · reckoning · grounding · harsh reality · moment of truth
attention and presence
mental escapemindfulness
Awareness of the present
full attention · here and now · concentration · focused attention · centering
emotional coping strategy
mental escapeproblem-solving
Addressing challenges methodically
emotional processing · working through · acceptance · accountability · taking responsibility